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29 May 2020
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A matter of life and death for Yemen’s women and girls as funding dries up
UNFPA has been forced to suspend the provision of reproductive health care in 140 out of 180 health facilities.
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23 May 2020
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In Yemen and around the world, obstetric fistula strikes the most vulnerable women
Hundreds of thousands of women are living with obstetric fistula in Yemen and around the world – a traumatic birth injury. And it could be worsening.
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20 May 2020
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With Yemen’s health system approaching a breaking point, displaced women sew face masks to protect community
With more than 130 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Yemen, and dozens of deaths, the country is struggling to keep the full impact of the pandemic at bay, even as funds of life…
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10 May 2020
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COVID-19 strikes Yemen as humanitarian funding dries up
Health workers, already stretched to the limit by five years of grinding conflict, are sounding the alarm that the pandemic could spell catastrophe for the country.
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06 May 2020
Press Release
Urgent funding needed to protect health and safety of women and girls in Yemen amidst COVID-19
More than 48,000 women could die from complications of pregnancy and childbirth in Yemen, the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, due to severe funding shortages and the possible…
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24 April 2020
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UNFPA-led Rapid Response Mechanism Activated as Floods Hit Yemen
Torrential rains and flooding since mid-April impacted more than 100,000 people across Yemen. Flooding has damaged roads, bridges and the electricity grid, and contaminated water…
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09 April 2020
Statement
Regional Directors of UNDP, UN Women, UNFPA and ESCWA open letter to Arab region governments
At the beginning of this week, the United Nations Secretary-General issued an appeal to stop violence everywhere including violence in the home. As Directors of the four United…
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09 April 2020
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Delivering triplets in war-torn Yemen, under shadow of pandemic
“We also kept hearing on the television about a new virus called corona that is killing people in many countries,...
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25 March 2020
Statement
UNFPA statement on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and pregnancy
To date, there is no scientific evidence about the increased susceptibility of pregnant women to COVID-19. However, pregnancy brings physical changes that might make some pregnant…
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